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Good news! My Regency historical romance homage to Mary Poppins is on sale for $1.99 in Kindle for a limited time!https://amzn.to/39A3YdHWHAT A DIFFERENCE A DUKE MAKES

“Bell delivers a compulsively readable enchantment – no spoonfuls of sugar necessary for this to go down like the supercalifragilistic read it is.” (Entertainment Weekly, Grade “A”)“Bell (the Disgraceful Dukes series) makes this her own story, piling on plenty of witty dialogue, unconventional characters, and hints of mystery to leave readers both satisfied and eager for the next in the series.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))“[BELL] launches her new School for Dukes series on a high note with a beguiling historical romance that brilliantly showcases her remarkable gift for marrying sexy passion with dry wit, confirming her standing as a rising star in the romance genre. As the icing on the cake of this scrumptious confection, fans of Mary Poppins will also appreciate the clever manner in which Bell gracefully tips her cap to that children’s classic.” (Booklist)Happy reading!

NEW STORY ALERT I’m excited to share a very special project, SUNFLOWER SEASON with you. This is a charity collection I’m contributing an original short story for in support of Ukraine.It features stories (some never-been-published and some old favorites) by over 70 — that’s right — SEVENTY of your favorite Historical Romance authors including my friends Janna MacGregor, Amalie Howard, Kate Bateman, Bethany Bennett, Piper G Huguley, Erica Ridley and so many more!ALL royalties will be donated to humanitarian relief in Ukraine where the focus will be on sending medical resources and basic necessities to women, children, and the elderly. This set will be released on June 7, 2022 and will only be available for a limited time.Click here for more info: https://books2read.com/Sunflower-Season-For-UkraineAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WLNSPY1ibooks: https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1616339819B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/…/sunflowe…/1141290747…Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/sunflower-season

I’ll be chatting live with the amazingly wonderful historical romance author Christi Caldwell on Monday, December 13, at 1:15 pm EST to spread some holiday cheer!! Join me in Christi Caldwell’s Corner where we’ll talk romance books, the holidays, and more. There’ll be games and prizes, of course!! Hope to see you there.

To take part in this year’s Christi Claus Event, follow the link to Christi’s Facebook Group:https://bit.ly/3obKe7t

I hope to see at the Avon Books KissCon virtual event tomorrow evening! I’ll be there with these amazing Avon authors:

• Erin Sterling / THE EX HEX• Megan Frampton / GENTLEMAN SEEKS BRIDE• Jill Shalvis / HOLIDAY EVER AFTER• Thien-Kim Lam / THE DONUT TRAP• Nisha Sharma / DATING DR. DIL• Meg Cabot / NO WORDS• Olivia Dade / ALL THE FEELS• Julie Anne Long / AFTER DARK WITH THE DUKEYou’ll get personal tours of our bookshelves and TBR piles. And we’ll try our best as you, the audience, choose our adventures in “GRAND GESTURES: a hilarious guessing game and charades mashup” or, as I like to call it, Death by Charades Just kidding, it’s going to be hilarious and fun and you should all come laugh a̵t̵ with us tomorrow night. There will be wine (at least at my house ) Hope to see you there! All details on event/tickets here:https://a.pgtb.me/RWt0tj

I’m extremely humbled and honored that The Devil’s Own Duke was included in this Entertainment Weekly Best Romance Novels of Fall roundup!https://ew.com/books/best-romance-nov...𝘓𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘯, 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘯. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘨 𝘪𝘯.*****𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘈𝘴𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩, 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳. 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘭’𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘩, 𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘦: 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵.Heat Rating: Grade: A-—𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘭𝘺Thanks to @entertainmentweekly and romance fiction advocate and author Maureen Lee Lenker for the delightful and nuanced review. I’m thrilled that Ash and Hetty’s love story is connecting emotionally with reviewers and readers.

 

Have you ordered your very own copy of The Devil’s Own Duke yet? I’d be so honored if you did! My mom thinks it’s delightful

But don’t take her word for it–I’m delighted to report that the great reviews for The Devil’s Own Duke keep rolling in!

“With a perfect sense of aplomb and plenty of whimsical wit, Bell continues her Wallflowers vs. Rogues series, following Love Is a Rogue (2020), in splendid fashion by offering readers a cleverly crafted marriage-of-convenience plot that delivers not only a spot-on cast of characters (including a delightfully finicky feline), but also a generous dose of smoldering sexual chemistry and combustible love scenes.” (Booklist (Starred Review))

“A vintner meets her match in the owner of a gaming house in Bell’s enchanting second Wallflowers vs. Rogues Victorian romance (after Love is a Rogue). Lady Henrietta “Hetty” Prince wants her widowed father, the Duke of Granville, to remarry so he can get an heir and save his property, Rosehill Park, from reverting to the crown upon his death. Then rakish gambling hall owner Ash Ellis steps forward, claiming to be the Duke’s long-lost heir. Uninterested in any of Hetty’s candidates for duchess, Hetty’s father is quick to accept Ash’s claim. Though Hetty is convinced that Ash is a fraud, she accepts her father’s wish that she marry Ash to secure her claim to Rosehill, treating the marriage as a business proposition: in exchange for Hetty helping Ash integrate into the aristocracy, he offers her six months to prove the profitability of Rosehill’s vineyards before he considers razing them to raise thoroughbreds. This convenient arrangement quickly becomes much more as their mutual attraction gives way to deeper emotions. The romantic tension is ever-simmering, enhanced by Ash’s determination not to fall in love and Hetty’s single-minded quest to gain recognition for her wines. Fast-paced plotting keeps the pages turning, making for a magnetic historical romance.” (Publishers Weekly)

“The second book in Bell’s Wallflowers vs. Rogues series is a charming enemies-to-lovers tale, though the clear chemistry from the couple’s second-chapter kiss leaves little doubt about the outcome and the many steamy scenes that will happen on the way there. With lots of winemaking detail and good attention to the obliviousness of the ton, it’s a historical romance with great depth. A sweet slow burn of a Regency romance.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Excellent chemistry between the romantic leads and a headstrong, intelligent heroine to root for will keep romance fans reading. Fans of the series will look forward to reading about the next bluestocking to get her happily ever after. Some much-needed historical context and a steamy, satisfying romance between the two well-written leads…[a] delightful, well-written romance.” (Library Journal)

Writing this book brought me so much joy and I hope it brings you some, too!

xo
Lenora

Hi friends! I’m taking over the Romanced by the Book Instagram Account today!I’d love it if you stopped by and said hello (and there will be giveaways!) xo LBhttps://www.instagram.com/romancedbythebook/

Hi friends – I’m so excited for you to read The Devil’s Own Duke, my bubbly, sexy rom-com inspired by Cinderella. It’s the perfect escape! Thanks to every single one of you for reading my historical romances–you’re the reason I’m writing. I had way too much fun with this book and I hope it brings you so much joy. And don’t forget to order your very own copy! LB Books2Read https://books2read.com/TheDevilsOwnDukeAmazon https://amzn.to/39EURb3Amazon UK https://amzn.to/3ieZcX7Barnes and Noble https://bit.ly/3ufmjFMAvon https://www.harpercollins.com/…/the-devils-own-duke…Apple Books https://books.apple.com/…/the-devils-own-duke/id1546607155Audible https://www.audible.com/…/The-Devils-Own…/0063143461Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/the-devil-s-own-duke-2Indiebound https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062993465The Bookstore (signed copies) https://www.hainesbookstore.com/

I’m thrilled to announce that the The Devil’s Own Duke received a wonderful review from Publishers Weekly!! The Devil’s Own Duke A vintner meets her match in the owner of a gaming house in Bell’s enchanting second Wallflowers vs. Rogues Victorian romance (after Love is a Rogue). Lady Henrietta “Hetty” Prince wants her widowed father, the Duke of Granville, to remarry so he can get an heir and save his property, Rosehill Park, from reverting to the crown upon his death. Then rakish gambling hall owner Ash Ellis steps forward, claiming to be the Duke’s long-lost heir. Uninterested in any of Hetty’s candidates for duchess, Hetty’s father is quick to accept Ash’s claim.Though Hetty is convinced that Ash is a fraud, she accepts her father’s wish that she marry Ash to secure her claim to Rosehill, treating the marriage as a business proposition: in exchange for Hetty helping Ash integrate into the aristocracy, he offers her six months to prove the profitability of Rosehill’s vineyards before he considers razing them to raise thoroughbreds.This convenient arrangement quickly becomes much more as their mutual attraction gives way to deeper emotions. The romantic tension is ever-simmering, enhanced by Ash’s determination not to fall in love and Hetty’s single-minded quest to gain recognition for her wines. Fast-paced plotting keeps the pages turning, making for a magnetic historical romance.

Renaissance of Regency: an afternoon with romance writer Lenora Bell

If you’re a fan of Bridgerton, bonnets, rakes and all things regency romance, join us for an afternoon with popular romance writer Lenora Bell!Lenora will chat about her inspiration to write novels in the historical romance genre and how she develops the characters in her stories.Includes Q&A session and high tea inspired nibbles for all the regency fans – dress up optional!If you’re in the Wellington, New Zealand area please come and join me for this fun Regency romance-themed event on Saturday, July 10 at 2:00 PM at the Upper Hutt Library. Tea and snacks, book chat, and lots of great bookish prizes!

LOCATION: Upper Hutt Library, 844 Ferguson Drive

DATE: Saturday July 10th

TIME: 2:00 p.m